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12 Gifts of Christmas

12 Gifts of Christmas

Family · TV Movie · Comedy · 2015

When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that Christmas giving has less to do with the amount of money spent and more to do with the importance of the gift, while Anna discovers she might find success as an artist in a way she never expected. The best gift of all of course is the love they discover with one another.

Movie details

12 Gifts of Christmas

2015 Family · TV Movie · Comedy 1h 24m

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6.0 / 10

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When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that Christmas giving has less to do with the amount of money spent and more to do with the importance of the gift, while Anna discovers she might find success as an artist in a way she never expected. The best gift of all of course is the love they discover with one another.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Peter Sullivan

Written by

Jennifer Notas Shapiro · Lynn Grant Beck · Peter Sullivan

Katrina Law

Katrina Law

Anna Parisi

Aaron O'Connell

Aaron O'Connell

Marc Rehnquist

Donna Mills

Donna Mills

Joyce Rehnquist

Melanie Nelson

Melanie Nelson

Marie

Alesandra Durham

Alesandra Durham

Yvonne Carlson

Jill Adler

Jill Adler

Sandy

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Put 12 Gifts of Christmas on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.